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Stag's Leap is a book of poetry written by Sharon Olds and published in 2012. [1] It follows the events leading up to and following the poet's divorce, after a thirty-year marriage. The book won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2012, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2013.
The poems are autobiographical and relate Kay's adoption from three different perspectives, from that of her own, her mother's and her birth mother. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Writing in Poetry Review , Alastair Niven wrote The Adoption Papers " ... could well become a key work of feminism in action" and was "a wonderfully spirited, tender and crafted ...
"Character of the Happy Warrior" is a poem by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Composed in 1806, after the death of Lord Nelson, hero of the Napoleonic Wars, and first published in 1807, [1] the poem purports to describe the ideal "man in arms" and has, through ages since, been the source of much metaphor in political and military life.
Poems of Sentiment and Reflection (1815 and 1820); Memorials of a Tour in Scotland, 1803 1807 To a Highland Girl (at Inversneyde, upon Loch Lomond) (V) 1803 "Sweet Highland Girl, a very shower" Poems of the Imagination (1815 and 1820); Memorials of a Tour in Scotland, 1803 1807 Glen Almain; or, The Narrow Glen (VI) 1803
Upon hearing of the generosity of this new pope, Francesco Maria Molza abandoned his family – parents, wife, and children – and moved to Rome where he became infatuated with a woman and wrote poems to her; he wrote the pastoral poem La ninfa Tiberina in praise of Faustina Mancini and went through a series of various amours. He was at one ...
In the tradition of Zen his quotes and poems show he had a good sense of humour and didn't take himself too seriously. Ryōkan's grave. Ryōkan lived a very simple life, and stories about his kindness and generosity abound. On his deathbed, Ryōkan offered the following death poem to Teishin, his close companion:
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Phil Bowen: Generosity and Power in Poetry – from a talk by the poet and playwright at the fiftieth anniversary celebration at The Dylan Thomas Festival 2003 Phil Bowen on topofthetree [4] [ permanent dead link ]